Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of whether the October 29, 2001, rating decision which denied service connection for a respiratory disability and a cardiac disability is the product of clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
The deciding factor: Remand required due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors in the October 29, 2001, rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory disability (characterized as respiratory condition, residuals of pneumonia), cardiac disability (characterized as heart condition (also claimed as coronary artery disease))
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25044831
What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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